Bringing you the latest maps for Hurricane Maria

Hurricanes are extremely difficult to predict, so any slight change in pressure could send it off course.

Dominica was battered by winds of 160mph on Monday night when Maria made its first landfall on the former British colony.

The hurricane caused “widespread devastation” on the island, destroying buildings and ripping trees from the ground.

Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said he was left at the “complete mercy of the hurricane” after Maria tore the roof off his home.

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People living on the east coast of the United States should track Maria's movements carefully

Maria has regained was downgraded to category 4 before hitting Puerto Rico and is now surging towards the Dominican Republic.

Hurricane warnings are if effect for the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano to Puerto Plata, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Southeastern Bahamas.

A hurricane watch has been issued for the Dominican Republic from Isla Saona to Cabo Engano.